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Very much not a hehe moment.


Yeah I feel so bad, I had no idea she was trapped!
Awww I hope she found some critters to eat or something. Cats aren't supposed to go more than a couple days without food. She might need a vet checkup if you do adopt her!
Yeah that's what worries me, as far as I'm aware, there are no critters in there. She did eat both servings of food I put out. I left the door open a bit to let her escape if she wanted.
It sounds like you've done what you can, other than maybe leaving another blanket out there until its warm enough for her to decide to leave.
Step 1: open garage door
Step 2: put cat food/tuna by door
Step 3: ???
Step 4: enjoy new cat motel
She's dry and has a blanket for body heat, prefers privacy, and now she has food (probably getting low on mousies after being trapped) and water and an exit if needed. You might crack that window rather than the door, put a box or board to hold it up and block extra air/rain. You're refilling bowls and scooping the box so you'll know if she's gone.
Yeah, I opened the garage door partway so she can get out if she wants. The plan is to close it again later, then put food out again, and see what happened to the food in the morning.
I told my wife that if the cat is going to live in there, I want to put in a cat door for her. And get her cheaper, non prescription food (our cats, all indoor only, are all on prescription food, for various issues). I don't want to steal my neighbor's cat, of course, but if that's where she chooses to shelter, I'm sure my neighbor will be happy she found a warm place indoors. Apparently the neighbor was hoping to domesticate her but wasn't successful, so this might be a good compromise for her. I'm sure our neighbor has a shelter set up for her, and food is out for her at that house, so it's up to the cat what she wants to do.
I'm not looking to take on responsibility for another cat, but I won't force her out, either.